SSSD up to 2.0.0 sssctl Command command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SSSD. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component sssctl Command. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-3621. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in SSSD. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component sssctl Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/24/2021. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-3621 since 06/24/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215163 (Debian dla-4047 : libipa-hbac-dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at sssd.io.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215163). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• SSSD

Version

• 0.2.1
• 0.3.0
• 0.3.1
• 0.3.2
• 0.3.3
• 0.4.0
• 0.4.1
• 0.5.0
• 0.6.0
• 0.6.1
• 0.7.0
• 0.7.1
• 0.99.0
• 0.99.1
• 1.0.0
• 1.3.0
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.6.1
• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.16.0
• 1.16.3
• 2.0.0

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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